SNAB Corporation
An IT Infrastructure and Services Company
P#26, Padmavathi Plaza, Sindhi Colony, Begumpet, Secunderabad 500003
(This entry was posted by Jeff Wood, Vice President, Worldwide Marketing, Commercial Solutions Business Unit - Workstations and Thin Clients, HP)
SNAB Corporation
An IT Infrastructure and Services Company
P#26, Padmavathi Plaza, Sindhi Colony, Begumpet, Secunderabad 500003
HP Z Workstations have made a name for themselves in Hollywood. With their behind-the-scenes roles in some of 2011’s Oscar film nominees and winners, they’ve been getting a lot of buzz for their star turns on the Big Screen.
HP workstations are key to the Oscar-winning work of Rob Legato, visual effects supervisor for Martin Scorsese’s “Hugo,” which took home five Academy Awards, including the award for visual effects. Legato, who used an HP Z800 Workstation and HP DreamColor Display to achieve his award-winning visuals, said “The Z800 became the gateway to the multiple platforms I like to use during a production … The sheer speed and flexibility of the design of the machine became the new benchmark – it is state of the art. Other workstations simply don't favorably compare.”
Much of the feature animation work on “Rango,” winner for Best Animated Feature, was done on HP workstations by ILM (Industrial Light and Magic), and HP workstations also featured prominently in two of the four other nominees in that category – DreamWorks’ “Puss in Boots” and "Kung Fu Panda 2." HP and DreamWorks have a rich history together – the HP Z800 Workstation even walked the red carpet at the premiere of “Puss in Boots” last fall.
2012 is also off to an amazing start for HP Z Workstations with the Bandito Brothers’ new hit film, “Act of Valor.” The Bandito Brothers relied on HP Z800 Workstations, HP EliteBook Mobile Workstations and HP DreamColor LP2480x Monitors in extremely difficult locations around the world. For a closer look at how the Bandito Brothers put HP workstations to use in the field and in post-production, take a look at the post on 367AddisonAvenue.
So why do so many leading companies in Hollywood use HP workstations? Earlier this month, on the occasion of the launch of the industry-first all-in-one HP Z1 Workstation, I posted my take on why workstations matter. As I said in that post, we believe it’s due to our dogged commitment to innovation based on customer needs. HP’s high level of customer intimacy ensures that we know our customers and what they need, and this intimacy fuels how and what we design.
It also fuels our customers’ passion for our products. In just a few short years, HP climbed to the No. 1 position in workstation shipments worldwide. Industry research firm IDC reported that HP maintains its leadership in the workstation category with a 46.1 percent share worldwide for the fourth quarter of 2011, according to the IDC Worldwide Workstation Tracker, Q4 2011.
Today, the “head-turning” Z1 Workstation has been joined by the next generation of workstation workhorses that continue to deliver on our promise of innovation – the HP Z820, Z620 andZ420. By setting the standard for innovation, performance and reliability, the HP Z Workstation family has secured a place not only among the Hollywood elite, but with customers far beyond Tinseltown. It’s not just Hollywood, Bollywood, and blockbuster movies – it’s also doctors and radiologists; the world’s financial traders; developers; drillers; teachers and students; architects and scientists; the innovators who create your experience when you step in a plane, train or car; and even the White House.
Today there’s a Z Workstation for all these people and their needs. And no matter which of HP’s new Z Workstations is right for you – the all-in-one HP Z1 Workstation; the full-featured, no-compromise Z820; the ultraversatile and stylish Z620; or the price/performance-leadingZ420 – I invite you to see for yourself why HP Workstations matter more
SNAB Corporation
An IT Infrastructure and Services Company
P#26, Padmavathi Plaza, Sindhi Colony, Begumpet, Secunderabad 500003
